AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF GUANZHOU
A MICROSOFT SCHOOL Our students and faculty continued to use Microsoft Teams for collaboration and sharing, with 25 teachers becoming Microsoft Innovative Educators. All Science Park classes were moved to Microsoft Teams and Microsoft OneNote. Our Moodle server, which supported
digital learning for over a decade, was retired at the end of the school year. The school joined Microsoft’s preview program and regularly meets with their product group every three weeks to discuss how teachers and students are using Microsoft Teams, OneNote and Office 365.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Our elementary school parents experienced their students’ learning online through Seesaw, viewing and giving feedback on students’ work samples, blog posts and reflections throughout the school year. The 2018-2019 school year empowered students to show their learning in new ways through use of various apps and digital resources like Book Creator. At each grade level, students in the elementary school also expanded their knowledge and practice with computational thinking and block coding by participating in Code Week during December, integrating robotics across curriculum areas, and attending various coding clubs after school..
MIDDLE SCHOOL In 2018-2019, the middle school saw a focus on a new science curriculum and science standards. A component of this curriculum includes the use of different technologies to solve real world problems. For example, students in grade eight were challenged to create a device which would allow a color-blind person to distinguish between a red and green apple in the grocery store. Imagination and innovation abounded as these students look to be future-ready. The final prototype designs included coding and developing apps, wearable technology using visual sensors, new types of glasses and even a contact lens that would sense the color.
HIGH SCHOOL In 2018-2019, high school students continued to create and collaborate through technology. Our Rams printed 3D models to conceptualize calculus formulas in math and to design buildings in art. Mandarin teachers facilitated the use of the online video sharing program FlipGrid to allow for individual feedback on oral and written work by teachers, classmates and peers. Biology students were able to explore the heart and other organs in virtual reality using HTC Vive. Additionally, students developed their own apps as part of the expansion of computer science offerings at AISG.
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